Scope: accounting:expenses-accounts.write https://api.alladdin.com/api/v2/expenses-accounts

Creates a new expenses account. Expenses accounts categorize your purchase costs for reporting and analysis — for example, Office Supplies, Travel, or Professional Services.
The response returns the new expenses account id.

Request body

object name string required

Display name for the expenses account

account_num integer required

Accounting account number

color string | null optional

Hex color code for UI display

Request

import requests

url = "https://api.alladdin.com/api/v2/expenses-accounts"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json",
}

payload = {
    "name": "string",
    "account_num": 0,
    "color": "string"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
print(response.json())

Responses

Response

{
  "id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"
}

Success responses

201 Expenses account created application/json object id string

Error responses

400 Bad request application/json 401 Invalid or missing API key application/json 403 Insufficient permissions application/json 422 Validation error application/json

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